 Good day everybody. We had another day at home yesterday, and now we're back in the truck We're headed on our way down to Minneapolis area, Minnesota We've got a load that's gonna take us from there all the way to Surrey, British Columbia, and then coming back here So it's about a week round trip looking forward to it Thanks for joining us today. Let's let's get truckin. We've got the load behind us We need to get out there. We're running a little later than I wanted to be But we'll still be okay So my fuel gelled Remember we were kind of worried about that Parking it overnight in the cold weather Wasn't actually that bad. It was very very minimal What happened was some fuel in the fuel lines turned a little waxy and Formed what I would call like sort of like a clot sort of like a blood clot in a blood vein It was like a clot in the fuel Fuel lines are like the blood veins of the truck And that was limiting the amount of fuel that could get to the engine It wasn't plugging up the fuel filters. It was just not Getting through there was a a little crystallized Gel diesel fuel gel stuck in the fuel lines So I was lucky enough my dad had just gotten home. He came and saved the day and I was right by his shop And he opened up his shop for me pulled his truck out into the cold Put my truck into the warmth Warmed it up. We got some power service 9-11 Which Gets rid of gel it sort of eats through it right me We put some in the tanks And we also put some in the fuel filter underneath the glass dome Up in the front and we started the truck and let that circulate through the fuel system And we let the truck warm up for about an hour or two hours or however long it was and they're probably about an hour And that fixed it Wherever that clot was we Unclotted it Got rid of it and the truck's been running good ever since Let's be a little nervous, but it could have been a lot worse because I didn't even have to change my fuel filters No wax or no gel it even reached the fuel filter. It was just somewhere along the lines There's a slight plug and I couldn't get full power out of my truck. It would still drive But it was very difficult to get over 60 kilometers an hour or 40 miles an hour Bob-tailing so with the trailer it'd be impossible to go anywhere. So some fuel was getting through We got her fixed up. Thank god that it is shop right there I mean I was telling Brett and my dad this I tell everybody this I mean that is the exact reason why I want my own shop And we're getting there. We're getting there. Maybe in a year. We'll see We'll see This truck is officially 100 percent mine at this time next year. No payments So maybe then maybe But either way we're on our way Got to bring this lumber down some Americans in minnesota want some canadian lumber. I've got it for them. They're counting on me I'm bringing it down to them. It's just economy two by force I think it's two by four by eights And then somebody in bc is counting on me to bring them some american glass So let's not disappoint them. Let's keep this truck running. Let's keep going Let's have a good week When I'm filming this it's on sunday actually So I don't do too much filming on sundays and don't really do much editing But uh figured I'd touch base with you let you guys know what's going on that I ain't gelled up We're back at it. Look at us go. We don't even have to say it Do I have to tell you where we're going what we're doing? And we're just getting our day started here. The sun may be kind of further off in the western sky But I'm just getting my day started. Where do you think we're going? What do you think I need before I start my day? This is trucker josh quiz time Pop quiz it's the one thing he needs You're absolutely right I can't go any further without my coffee It's a bit of a stressful morning stressful day. I need to Relax Get some of this bean to cup I'm so glad it could have been worse, you know It could have been worse I'm glad it's sort of how it happened literally like just around the corner from dad's shop And he he had just gotten home and it just messes me Just messes me asking how it was going and I was like well actually Now that you ask I'm losing power. I think my fuel was starting to uh plug up My fuel system Continue on this road for 11 kilometers. Oh, whoa, why where did those potholes come from? Oh, that's manitoba So I'm gonna fill up here first because I want to put some good canadian fuel in here Which is conditioned a little bit better for cold weather Than american fuel. It's sort of like running diesel number one all the time for you americans That's all we have up here in the wintertime is just winterized diesel from I believe it's It october to april or october to march It's just winter diesel So maybe that's why it's a little more expensive up here, but that's fine because we have the The climate and conditions up here that we need it I think a lot of drivers when they go down to the us They forget that their fuel isn't conditioned the same and that their fuel isn't uh it gels at a lower temperature for higher temperature different temperature And uh end up having problems Even me like I I did everything I could to prepare for it. It still gave me a bit of problems But you know if I hadn't prepared for it, it would have been a lot worse There's a quick fix now I got my dad's always prepared to and he was right there Once he got like 30 40 years trucking experience on me He's ready for anything inside of mini apples right now. We've only stopped for our mandatory brakes nothing extra I only stayed my mandatory half hour break. I didn't stop for 31 minutes. I stopped for 30 minutes on the button We are in a rush I'm just going to see how these next few days play out I really hope that it doesn't take too long to get loaded tomorrow It's usually this place where I get loaded at takes, you know between four to eight hours It's taken up to 12 hours before to get loaded So, uh Let's open the quick Reload and I can get out of there in like four hours. That'd be great Because I've still got to drive a full day tomorrow after unloading reloading And I want to try to get 900 kilometers or like 500 miles 500 or something miles done It's going to be tough fast We're going to get a good sleep tonight because I'm going to need it for tomorrow Not only do I have to tie down my load. I have to tarp the load so it takes extra energy I'm gonna We are not tired yet that yawn just crept up on me to push ourselves I don't know why they gave me such a short amount of time to get to bc Usually I have plenty of time. I could stop at home on the way if I want to Now it's like I can barely stop to go to the bathroom. We're going to be in such a rush What am I going to shower? These next few days are going to be really rushed. Don't worry. I'll find time to shower, but I don't like having to find time to shower. I like just Having the time, you know Slide right on I-35W south Absolutely Karen. Great idea Great idea. I would have done the same thing Right, so we're at this quick trip Call it a night here I think this is the entrance. Am I right? That's where the other guy went in but he parked right there I hope there's going to be a parking spot here for us I'll talk to you guys in the morning. All right, because uh, I need to find a parking spot and go straight to bed Got a big day tomorrow. I feel like a long day. I think make sure we're good and rested What's with all this construction stuff going on here? Taking up half the parking lot Oh, dear Nice pull-through parking spot. Check this out This is the lumber that we Brought down from Canada. Waseca, Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota Just simple economy lumber. Cheap stuff just to get me down here It's amazing how quickly the weather changes when you travel around Minus 28 last night Tonight is zero So that went from what like minus 15 minus 20 Fahrenheit Up to 32 Look at this mountain climber I got He's like a mountain goat. Look at him go There we go He loves climbing snow hills. It's his favorite thing in the world to do He just climbs up and stands up there like a lord Commanding his weasel army So tomorrow's vlog we're gonna be pretty busy Sorry for the wind noise here. I'm trying to keep you guys out of the wind, but It's gonna be a busy day gotta drop off these sticks We've got to run over pick up the glass, tarp it. That's gonna take a little while And then we've got to rush. We've got to try to get a full day Driving behind us yet or as close to it as we can so We'll be working the full 14 hours today. I'm pretty sure It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be fun, but that's gonna be tomorrow's vlog for you So today was kind of simple just headed down here to minnesota tomorrow We'll be loading. It'll be a little bit more exciting. I can sort of show you what I'll be taking out to bc And you can judge me on my tarping job It'll be fun. Yeah We'll see you tomorrow